Thank you,Open, for sharing this journey.  It is really speaking to me, bringing some needed clarity.  I just returned from a trip through Greece.  Silly me, to think I could just go on ‘vacation’!  While I did enjoy the sights and experiences, there was a bit of disconnect for lack of a better word.  I thought I’d feel more enthusiasm and connection.  I’m so used to living my quiet, high vibe Sedona life, that I wasn’t prepared for the energetic onslaught of Greece in July.

As I toured the ancient sites, I became so aware of how so much of human history, and the historic monuments are based on war and conquest, or as religious monuments.  I really felt that I was living in two worlds, just relaxing and  enjoying the magical and beautiful places I was visiting.  But there was this strange, disconnect.   I thought maybe it was just me, that I was tired from travel and the heat and crowds, and then remembered all that you’ve shared during your travels.

There was a temptation to make things wrong.  Last time I travelled, a number of years ago, things were not so crowded.  It seems that travel is so much more available to more people, and especially during the summer it was unbelievably packed.  But I especially noticed the almost hypnotically driven energy of everyone, and the weary energy of the shopkeepers and restaurant staff.

My last stop was to the island my grandfather came from.  I wanted to connect and look for any distant relatives I still had in the village there.  As soon as I arrived, I wanted to leave.  It turns out, this island, with it’s amazing beaches, is a big destination for people from Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria.  All these places have a lot of dark history.  The bloody and violent Serbian war ended just 25 years ago. I saw all the families, some multi-generational family groups, all playing and laughing and enjoying the beach and each other.  I realized that most of the parents and grandparents had lived the difficult history of those places.

It took me a bit to realize the energetic push back I was feeling, and then I was able to just hold an energy of compassion, renewal and healing for the families I saw there.

The other thing was all the ruins, with some artifacts from as far back as 3000BC—roughly 5000 years ago, which is when the age that ended in 2012 began!  It didn’t hit me till I got home that I was standing right there, looking at the history of the age from beginning to end.  No wonder my energy was wonky and I was so tired!

I haven’t figured out how the Greek pantheon figures into the story. Insights anyone?  I haven’t done any studying or research there.

Being home now, I’m taking time to sort through the feelings, allowing more information to come through.  I wasn’t energetically able to do the work that Open did, but I realize that I was doing work just by my presence and awareness.

Thank you again, Open, for sharing your Tibet experience.  See you in September, and great love and blessings to all.  Meredith